The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1887-06-09
TERRITORIAL NEWS.
Items of Interest From Both Sides
of the Divide.

Items OF interest From Both Sides
Of the Divide.
Notes Clipped and Condensed From
Exchanges Published Within
g. the Territory.
Bozeman has organized a cavalry COM
pany.
Butte's total bullion shipment for last
week was $208, ,738.
Flathead lake is to have new steamer
to be launched this week.
Ground has been broken for the Wool
ston waterworks in Helena.
Twenty-four men are now employed by
the Big Hole placer company:
It is said there are 500 inhabitants in
the new town of Little Muddy.
A span of the Missoula bridge at Mis-
soula was carried away by high water
last Friday.
A company has been formed in Helena
for the manufacture of cement and arti-
fetal stone.
Mcleod, one of the alleged Butte
blackmailers, was tried for petty larceny
and acquitted.
Articles of incorporation of the Boze-
man academy have been fled with the
territorial secretary.
A rancher who has resided on the Bit
ter Root since 1868 says he never saw the
water higher than at present.
The Helena court house clock is now
running on time. and the county officials
are moving into their new quarters.
The new silver mines in the neighbor-
hood of Hathaway have caused a number
of miners to prospect in that locality.
All of the coal lands in the Trail Greek
district have been bonded to Daniel
Maxey, OF Bozeman, for something over
100000.
The first Yellowstone Park tourists
reached Livingston last Saturday from
the west. The party consisted of about
twenty-five persons, mostly ladies'
Cody & Work have the contract for
grading branch of three miles from the
main line of the N. P. to the Livingston
Coal & Coke company's plant.
Miners in the Sweet Grass hills are
supposed to be trespassing on the big re-
serve, and it is reported that steps will
shortly be taken for their removal.
The Helena base ball club have ac-
cepted a challenge from the Walkerville
nine to play match game at Helena on
the 18th of June for any sum up to $500
side.
The Billings board of trade comes out
in print to officially deny the reports re-
Gently circulated to the effect that the
citizens of Billing are inimical to the
Rocky Fork railroad.
Numerous representatives and high Of
fcials of some of the eastern
branches of the Young Mems Christia
Association reached Helena from the
west last Thursday evening.
W. D. Pinkston, of Minneapolis, is
again in Helena in the interest of the
newly invented smelling furnace which
he is representing. He contemplates
erecting a smelter at Toston or Wickes.
The Independents, of Helena, defeated
the Livingston club in a game of base ball
on Monday, May 30th. Score, to 4. The
return game will be played at Livingston
on the 4th OF July for 5000 side or up
wards.
Thos. Cruise, of Helena, has bought E.
NJ Dunphy's interest -fve-eights-in the
Dunphy Block for $24,700. That part
now occupied by the 1857" saloon will
be fitted up for the occupancy of the
Cruise Savings Bank.
Livingston Enterprise: A Crow In
lian on trial at Billings last week for
cattle killing, was discharged at 2:30 p.m.,
when he struck out on a run for the res
9rvation and at $50 was reported as hav-
ng reached Junction City, So miles dis
;ant.
Superintendent Blickensderfer, of the
Idaho division of the Union Pacific has
ssued circular offering a reward of
$500 for the apprehension of the criminal
Who placed rail across the track between
Buxton and Silver Bow, on Wednesday
afternoon. {
A wholesale pulling match occurred in
Helena last Friday night, the pulled con-
listing of denizens of Wood street and
7icinity, and the pullers of the CITY police